Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 34.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland is 34.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland peaked at 34.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2001.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | +8.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 34.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 34.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.9%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 21.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.1% | 34.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Switzerland was 34.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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